Watch: #RollingWith Feat. Prateek Kuhad
Prateek Kuhad performed three of his favorite compositions and answered fan questions at the Twitter Blue Room. Photo: Prashin Jagger Metal or psytrance? Arnab or Rakhi Sawant? Least favorite pop star?...
View ArticlePhotos: Parx Anthem Hunt Finale, Hard Rock Cafe Worli, Mumbai
Bengaluru musican Abhilash Lakra (far right) receiving his cash prize from the judges. Photo: Prashin Jagger Dressed sharply in Parx, Benguluru musician Abhilash Lakra was all smiles as he received his...
View ArticleFestival Review: Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Shillong
Steven Wilson performing at the Shillong edition of Bacardi NH7 Weekender. Photo: Madhurjya Saikia “Listen, I’m really happy to be here,” announced Steven Wilson wryly somewhere in between insidious...
View ArticleFestival Review: Budweiser Presents Electric Daisy Carnival, New Delhi
Dutch DJ Afrojack closed the festival to a packed house at EDC. Photo: Prashin Jagger Photography When it comes to EDM, Indian festivals have been making their own mark all these years, making the...
View ArticleFestival Review: Global Citizen Festival India, Mumbai
The crowd went crazy as soon as they heard the opening notes of “Empire State Of Mind,” Jay Z and Alicia Keys’ 2009 ode to New York City. Photo: Courtesy of Global Citizen India Given the buzz around...
View ArticlePhotos: Skyharbor Kick Off India Tour at The Festival, Kolkata
Eric Emery performing on Skyharbor’s first stop on their India tour in Kolkata. Photo: Margub Ali With guitarist Devesh Dayal flying down from the U.S. just in time, and a few days of rehearsals, prog...
View ArticlePhotos: Hits and Misses at Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Pune
Indian-American rapper Raja Kumari performs her empowering brand of raga-meets-rap at NH7 Weekender Pune. Photo: Bryan Jacob Daniel The Pune edition of Bacardi NH7 Weekender drew huge crowds across...
View ArticleGeorge Michael Remembers the Recording of His Classic LP ‘Faith’
“I swear to God that when I’m on stage, even though on one level I’m enjoying every moment, on another level I’m constantly keeping up an energy and I’m terrified to let it die because I’m aware that...
View ArticleSee Beyonce’s Elegant, Naked Underwater Maternity Photos
Beyonce unveiled a new album of maternity photos after announcing she is pregnant with twins. Photo: beyonce.com Beyoncé unveiled new maternity pictures on her website after announcing she is pregnant...
View ArticleApple Music Turns the Spotlight on Indian Artists
Imaad Shah and Saba Azad of Mumbai-based electro-swing duo Madboy/Mink. Photo: Ishaan Nair for Apple Music While Apple Music has lent its global presence to several artists from various countries, 2017...
View ArticleFestival Review: Control Alt Delete 10
Dopeadelicz rapper Tony ‘Stony Psyko’ Sebastian at Control Alt Delete 10 in Mumbai, Photo: Prashin Jagger On a weekend crowded by other majorly backed festivals, Control Alt Delete proved it was an...
View ArticleMumbai Band Smalltalk Emerge Winners at Bandcubator 2017
Mumbai band Smalltalk, winners of Bandcubator 2017, received a cash prize of 1.5 lakh rupees, an EP recording deal, a music video screening slot on 9XO and more. After five long weeks of selections and...
View ArticleLilly Singh aka Superwoman: The Making of a Social Media Star
Striped top and denim dungarees by Pepe Jeans. Lilly Singh photographed by Juhi Sharma for Rolling Stone India Lilly Singh could well be Clark Kent. The social media sensation who goes by the moniker...
View ArticleHumans of Music: Documenting Untold Stories
Humans Of Music artwork by Hanisha Tirumalasetty When Brandon Stanton began his world-famous Facebook page, Humans of New York, in 2010, nobody expected it to blow up into the incredibly successful...
View ArticlePhotos: The Pit V.8 Brings Out Kolkata’s Resilient Metalheads
Evil Conscience vocalist Arunava Chakraborty at The Pit V8. Photo: Margub Ali Kolkata metal fans came out in numbers for the rare metal gig in the city, organized as part of the long-standing gig...
View ArticleSee Photos From Chris Cornell’s Last Show With Soundgarden
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on May 17th, 2017. Photo: Ken Settle Chris Cornell, one of the great frontmen in rock of the last 30 years, died of an apparent suicide...
View ArticleGig Review: Levi’s 501 Day, Mumbai
The beach setting for #501Day served as the perfect complement to the music. Photo: Swaraj Sriwastav As part of their 144th anniversary celebrations, Levi’s transformed Razzberry Rhinoceros, one of...
View ArticleRolling Stone India Goes #OffStage: Introducing a New Photo Series
Producer/percussionist Aditya Ashok aka Ox7gen. Much like music itself, musicians operate at constantly changing rhythms. On stage, the artist is part of two different relationships: the...
View ArticleGig Review: AsWeKeepSearching ‘Zia’ Album Launch, Mumbai
Aswekeepsearching put up an audio-visual show for the audience. Photo: Swaraj Sriwastav Since March, Ahmedabad post-rockers aswekeepsearching have left no stone unturned in promoting their new album,...
View Article#RSOffStage feat. Aarifah Rebello: ‘I Can’t Write/Think Straight When My Room...
Aarifah Rebello, photographed in her bedroom at her Dadar residence. Photo: Swaraj Sriwastav What do you do if the building you live in has really thin walls, ceilings and floors, and you need to...
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